Baker Mayfield is the best quarterback in the AFC North

2. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

Jackson may be the most enigmatic player in the NFL. He’s a flat-out bad passer, lacking the touch and consistency to beat teams from within the pocket. Jackson completed a total of 11 passes against the Browns, but still led his team to 45 offensive points. That’s because he’s impossible to defend as a runner. The Browns had absolutely no answer to his legs, except when they were cramping.

The game-defining play occurred when Jackson avoided the rush and got outside the pocket to make a fourth-down throw to a wide-open Marquise Brown for a touchdown with under two minutes to go. The Browns were able to come back after this, but left too much time on the clock. Jackson just fired the ball at Mark Andrews three times to get the Ravens into field goal range.

If Jackson were to be kept in the pocket and forced to throw, he’d be a subpar QB. The thing is, it’s impossible to do that. And that’s what makes him a special player. His running ability has its own gravitational force, which pulls defenders’ eyes towards him, leaving gigantic chunks of grass uncovered in the secondary.

Jackson may not be a good passer, but his running ability alone makes him almost impossible to defend, and until something changes, that running ability will earn him high ranks.